The Great Beach
John Hay
Read by PhyllisV
Written by John Hay, a naturalist and co-founder of the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, The Great Beach is an exploration into the nature and beauty of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. His passion for Cape Cod is evident as he writes of the wildlife, sea life, and vegetation of this narrow peninsula. Hay includes much of the history of this area as a backdrop, along with his concerns for the future of this land due to the uptick of tourism. - Summary by Phyllis Vincelli (5 hr 55 min)
Chapters
Chapter 1 - From a Distance | 19:03 | Read by PhyllisV |
Chapter 2 - An Unimagined Frontier | 25:02 | Read by PhyllisV |
Chapter 3 - The Resources of the Sea | 23:17 | Read by PhyllisV |
Chapter 4 - A Rhythmic Shore | 24:36 | Read by PhyllisV |
Chapter 5 - Dune Country | 31:43 | Read by PhyllisV |
Chapter 6 - A Change in History | 25:47 | Read by PhyllisV |
Chapter 7 - Barren Grounds | 16:57 | Read by PhyllisV |
Chapter 8 - A Landscape in Motion | 36:37 | Read by PhyllisV |
Chapter 9 - Who Owns the Beach? | 32:28 | Read by PhyllisV |
Chapter 10 - Deer Week | 14:24 | Read by PhyllisV |
Chapter 11 - Impermanence Takes it Stand | 17:20 | Read by PhyllisV |
Chapter 12 - The Depths of Sight | 21:05 | Read by PhyllisV |
Chapter 13 - The Flight of Birds | 23:29 | Read by PhyllisV |
Chapter 14 - The Marsh | 20:20 | Read by PhyllisV |
Chapter 15 - The Uses of Light | 23:06 | Read by PhyllisV |
Reviews
Nature at work!
Michele Fry
I always thought of Cape Cod as a charming village of tourist shops and fishing coves.This book is about the sculpting of an ever changing, harsh landscape by wind and water, rather than the story of it’s people. It is interesting and well read, and worth listening to from a n aturalist’s point of view.